Trump era in Atlantic City to end with a blast Wednesday in implosion of Trump Plaza
ATLANTIC CITY – Just before the former Trump Plaza is about to be demolished might seem like a good time to assess the legacy of the casino-hotel’s onetime operator.
Only someone’s already done that, enthusiastically praising Donald Trump’s role in the gaming industry: “The Trump Organization enjoyed tremendous success in Atlantic City, and Donald Trump has been commended for the timing of his exit from this business.”
At least that’s the view from the Trump Organization’s online history.
Others see it differently, recalling 15 years of Boardwalk bombast, braggadocio and business reversals…
…“The history of Trump in Atlantic City was pretty much over-promising and under-delivering,” said attorney Glenn Zeitz, who represented a widow in an eminent-domain dispute with the developer…